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Indian F1 Grand Prix Organizers Dismiss Speculation They May Not Host Race In '1406 / 20 / 13Indian Grand Prix organizers on Wednesday dismissed media speculation that they may not host an F1 race next year as "totally baseless and malicious," according to Alan Baldwin of REUTERS. Jaypee Sports Int'l spokesperson Askari Zaidi, "Our agreement with Formula One Management is to hold F1 races a... Tags: Events and Attractions, India |
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Tokyo 2020 Names New Chairman
Tokyo 2020 announced that newly elected Tokyo Metropolitan Governor Naoki Inose will serve as Tokyo 2020 chairman. Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda said, "Governor Inose has been following our bid closely for the past five years as Tokyo's Vice Governor. He has steadily supporte ...
Chinese Sports Fans Move To Internet
Peer-to-peer video sharing website PPTV has become China's "leading online sports center, though it offers much more than sports," according to WANT CHINA TIMES. As more sports fans in China turn to the Internet for live and on-demand broadcasts, the "sun might be about to set on China's national sp ...
Official: AIFF Not Violating Election Rules
India’s football federation elections "do not violate any regulations, and there is no risk of any sanctions being imposed either by FIFA or the government," according to Sudipto Ganguly of REUTERS. An India official said that the All India Football Federation elections were held Thursday "as ...
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IOC Threatens Defiant Indian Officials
The IOC "has asked its recognised Indian members to contemplate taking legal action against officials of the country's suspended Olympic association for misrepresenting the office," according to Sudipto Ganguly of REUTERS. The IOC "refused to recognise the results of Indian Olympic Association elect ...
Delhi HC Hands Out Derecognition Threat
The Delhi High Court asked the All India Football Federation to "follow National Sports Development Code in its Thursday polls, and asked the Centre to act in case of violation," according to the PTI. A bench of Chief Justice D. Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw said, "The sports federation i ...
Asian Golf Facing Uncertain Future
Rapid growth "has made Asia the big new destination for world golf, but there’s an unmistakable sense of gloom as long-standing events face an uncertain future and local talent stalls," according to the AFP. A "bitter turf war between two rival circuits, which has spooked sponsors and divided ...
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Bangkok To Join F1 Calendar In '15
F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone "revealed that the '15 Grand Prix calendar will feature a night race on the streets of Bangkok," Thailand, Christian Sylt wrote in the WALL STREET JOURNAL. Ecclestone said that "the location has now been chosen, and specified that the race would come a year later." Eccleston ...
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China Brand Considers Jordan Countersuit
Shanghai's First Financial Daily reported Chinese athletic brand Qiaodan said that "it is considering countersuing basketball legend Michael Jordan for malicious prosecution" as its trademark dispute remains in limbo more than nine months after it was first filed, according to WANT CHINA TIMES. Jord ...
Olympics Topped Sports News In Korea
A poll of local media by Yonhap showed Monday that South Korea's record-setting performance at the London Games "was voted the top sports news of the year '12" as other Olympic-related topics dominated the list, according to YONHAP. Baseball pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin "signed with the L.A. Dodgers in MLB ...
Kobayashi Gives Up Hope For F1 Cockpit
Former Sauber F1 driver KAMUI KOBAYASHI "has given up hope to get one of the few remaining F1 cockpits," according to BLICK. Kobayashi wrote on his website, "Unfortunately, the time was not long enough, and I couldn't acquire a cockpit for 2013 in a competitive team. It is very sad, and I'm very s ...
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